linux shell (2) string operation

1.我们希望可以做到下面的事情

1.1.Ensure that variables exist (i.e., are defined and have non-null values)

1.2.Set default values for variables

1.3.Catch errors that result from variables not being set

1.4.Remove portions of variables' values that match patterns

2.字符串的操作

2.1.${varname:-word} 

 If varname exists and isn't null, return its value; otherwise return word.

Purpose: Returning a default value if the variable is undefined.

Example: ${count:-0} evaluates to 0 if count is undefined.

2.2.${varname:=word}

If varname exists and isn't null, return its value; otherwise set it to word and then return its value. Positional and special parameters cannot be assigned this way.

Purpose: Setting a variable to a default value if it is undefined.

Example: ${count:=0} sets count to 0 if it is undefined.

2.3.${varname:?message}

If varname exists and isn't null, return its value; otherwise print varname: followed by message, and abort the current command or script (non-interactive shells only). Omitting message produces the default message parameter null or not set.

Purpose: Catching errors that result from variables being undefined.

Example: {count:?"undefined!"} prints "count: undefined!" and exits if count is undefined.

2.4.${varname:+word}

If varname exists and isn't null, return word; otherwise return null.

Purpose: Testing for the existence of a variable.

Example: ${count:+1} returns 1 (which could mean "true") if count is defined.

2.5.${varname:offset:length}

Performs substring expansion.It returns the substring of $varname starting at offset and up to length characters. The first character in $varname is position 0. If length is omitted, the substring starts at offset and continues to the end of $varname. If offset is less than 0 then the position is taken from the end of $varname. If varname is @, the length is the number of positional parameters starting at parameter offset.

Purpose: Returning parts of a string (substrings or slices).

Example: If count is set to frogfootman, ${count:4} returns footman. ${count:4:4} returns foot.